Personal Details of ICE Goons Leaked in Huge Data Breach

A whistleblower within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released sensitive information about approximately 4,500 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol (BSP) employees, including nearly 2,000 frontline agents, following the shooting death of Renee Nicole Goode last week.

The killing of the mother of two, which occurred on January 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, sparked protests across the country and a wave of international outrage, including among some DHS employees.

The alleged leak to ICE List, which is being presented as an “accountability initiative,” is believed to be the largest breach of DHS employee data ever recorded. It reportedly includes names, work email addresses, phone numbers, job titles, and biographical information, including the previous employment of federal immigration agents.

Dominic Skinner, founder of ICE List, told The Daily Beast: “This is a stark reminder of the discontent within the U.S. government. Goode’s death was the final straw for many.”

According to Skinner, who runs the volunteer-run website, the database includes approximately 1,800 field agents and 150 supervisors. An initial analysis by the organization indicates that about 80% of the identified employees still work for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Skinner told The Daily Beast that an initial set of leaked names would be released Tuesday evening.

He added that public reports have increased significantly since the shooting of Goode. “I’ve received reports from hotel staff in the form of sticky notes, from bar staff in the form of DHS ID cards, and numerous accounts from people claiming their neighbor was an agent,” he said.

Before Monday’s data leak, which Skinner says he received that same day, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) list contained information on approximately 2,000 federal immigration employees, including some names the agency had chosen not to release.

He explained that about 800 of these individuals work as field agents or are authorized to act on their behalf in the field. The recent leaks have revealed that the list includes approximately 6,500 federal immigration employees.

Skinner stated that he intends to release most of the names the project has been able to verify because “ICE and CBP are in dire need of reform, and I consider it morally reprehensible to work for either of these agencies.”

He added, “We will make exceptions on a case-by-case basis, including for daycare workers and nurses. Other exceptions will be possible, but we will discuss them as soon as the team indicates that a position warrants review.”

The Department of Homeland Security said it is protecting the identities of its employees and clients—who almost always wear masks—for their safety. Similar projects hosted in the United States have already been shut down, including the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracking app ICEBlock.

Skinner, who is of Irish descent and has family in the United States but lives in the Netherlands, where the database is hosted outside U.S. jurisdiction, said: “We never intended to create a large database, and we initially promised to share only the names of clients referred to us, because Kristy Noem threatened to arrest Americans who tried to do so.”

This project has evolved into the latest version of the database, the “Immigration and Customs Wiki,” which aims to comprehensively document incidents. We intend to record all officers present at the scene, all vehicles involved, the local office that dispatched the officers, and any other relevant information.

On Monday, it was revealed that Jonathan Ross, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employee since 2015 and a former Border Patrol agent, had lied to his neighbors about his profession.  People reported that the 43-year-old claimed to be a botanist at a party held in his garage in 2020.

Skinner indicated that since June, two federal immigration agents, identified through the ICE Wiki, have contacted him to inform him of their resignations and removal from the site. He added, “We will do the same for anyone who has resigned and has not been identified during a raid.”

He emphasized the importance of his plan, as the Department of Homeland Security refuses to hold its officers accountable for their violations of the law.

Assistant Secretary of State Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Beast that “frontline law enforcement officers arrest terrorists, gang members, murderers, child abusers, and rapists,” but that “because of the malicious rhetoric of pro-safe zone politicians, they are constantly threatened by violent agitators.”

She added, “Revealing their identities puts their lives and the lives of their families in grave danger.”